FERGUSON@TMASL.EXXON.COM (05/04/89)
I would like to create a remote process on a node in my network from within another program. The two programs use mailboxes to communicate, and one can't run without the other. I guess I could do a pgm_$invoke of /com/crp, but I'd rather do this for real instead of faking it. Also, has anyone had experience enough to compare NCS techniques vs. mbx_$ communications for interprocess comm.? I would like to stay current by using NCS, but the NIDL compiler costs bucks, and I'm much happier when I work than when I'm writing purchase orders. I've been told it's possible to work with NCS on a basic level, using the system calls, but you need the NCS reference manual, which by itself costs $250. Has anyone used NCS without NIDL? Is it worth trying? My network configuration is very simple for this application, always the same Apollo node with an array processor running the server, and only one other Apollo node would be a client. No heterogeneous stuff, etc. Thanks for tuning in, Scott ferguson@erevax.bitnet Exxon Research & Engineering